How Does Marketing Affect the Brain? (IMAGE) University of Bonn Caption INSEAD Professor of Marketing Dr. Hilke Plassmann studies how marketing efforts undertaken by companies or placebo pills are actually processed in the brain of the consumers. Credit © Foto: Nathalie Belzunce Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.